Panti Bliss, Mary Lou McDonald and more to appear on The Late Late Show

The lineup for this weeks Late Late Show has been announced, and includes drag artist and activist Panti Bliss, president of Sinn Féin Mary Lou McDonald and more guests who will join Ryan Tubridy in the studio on Friday.

Panti Bliss will appear alongside three other Dancing with the Stars contestants for next year: singer and Eurovision star Brook Scullion, former GAA player Paul Brogan, and TV presenter and influencer Suzanne Jackson. The group will give a sneak peak into the upcoming season before it airs in January.

Mary Lou McDonald will discuss her party's performance in the polls, the possibility of a united Ireland and Shane Ross's biography about her, A Republican Riddle.

Vera Pauw, Ireland women's football manager who brought the team to its first-ever appearance at a World Cup finals next summer. She will talk to Ryan about the teams big win in Scotland, and the year ahead.

British comedian Lenny Henry will tell Ryan about singing with Kate Bush, writing a children's novel and an autobiography, and playing an Irish character in The Rings of Power, 2022's Lord of the Rings prequel.

Saoibh Longeran, 10 year old Toy Show superstar will return to talk more about her music therapist Alison, singing at Temple Street Hospital and planning her trip to Disneyland Paris.

Musical guests include Andrea Corr, who will perform 'It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas' from her new project The Christmas Album, and Col Patterson who will perform his single 'Bedford Falls.'